rvshrinker wrote:
I am building a carport for my trailer, which also serves as a place for guests, and I want to be able to dump at home. Unfortunately my sewer cleanout is 125 feet from where my grey tank valve will be.
Option 1 is to put a sewer dump at the end of the concrete pad. However the sewer would have to run 100 feet to the clean out and from my internet searching it seems like it will have to have a 25 inch drop in height to meet code/work. SO that is likely out, since my sewer clean out is at most 1 foot below ground.
Option 2 is to use a FloJet or other macerator, and a garden hose to my sewer clean out. From many reviews it seems that going 125 feet and totally flat in a 3/4” hose should be fine. Any concerns that it would not work?
I would really prefer a more permanent option. I’m doing a whole backyard project and it’s going to cost a lot of money so it sort of stinks that I’m going to be stuck running a garden hose across my new landscaping and pool area to dump poop. It’s just not very elegant. Plus I’ll have to do it manually rather than just leaving the trailer hooked up for guests, etc.
Any thoughts or other ideas? Or is the macerator my best option and not that bad?
You could bury a 1' PVC pipe from your pad to the cleanout and tie it into the line there. At the pad end install a garden hose adapter and use a short run of 3/4" or 1" commercial garden hose to connect from there to camper. That hose will be removeable and able to store it until needed. You will power the Macerator from camper battery. Mine pumps both tanks (100+ gal.) in 10/15 minutes.
